OT (?) Recommend a ladder

On Tue, 1 May 2007 10:13:37 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:

The thing that got me later on was, after the high tech way they found the
break before starting the hole, how do you think they check the cable is not
live before cutting into it? They fire a damn great steel cold chisel through
it that's how!



Saw then doing just that a few weeks ago.. bloke had a box of what
looked like revolver bullets and indeed they do fire the chisel through
the cable and if it goes bang in a big way .. then they know it was live
or might still be;!.

Seems its a tried and tested method!....

Whatever happened to neon screwdrivers.......?

Rod.

"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message

On Tue, 1 May 2007 10:13:37 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:

Saw then doing just that a few weeks ago.. bloke had a box of what
looked like revolver bullets and indeed they do fire the chisel
through the cable and if it goes bang in a big way .. then they know
it was live or might still be;!.

Seems its a tried and tested method!....

Whatever happened to neon screwdrivers.......?

They are available if you look hard enough, if you want to give H&S types a
fit:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/VA292.html

I've already got a couple of the mains variety, and one for testing car
ignition (with a blind end).

--
Max Demian

believe it or not, but B&Q actually do a decent range of ladders for decent
prices. I bought a 2 part ladder recently (extends to 5.5m ish) and it was
light enough to carry on my shoulder for the 5min walk back to my house.
Perfectly sturdy as well, when in use.


"h" wrote in message
k...
http://www.ladders-online.com/acatal...n_Ladders.html

... seem quite reasonably priced

h

On Wed, 02 May 2007 11:31:19 +0100, Roderick Stewart wrote:

On Tue, 1 May 2007 10:13:37 +0100, tony sayer
wrote:

The thing that got me later on was, after the high tech way they found the
break before starting the hole, how do you think they check the cable is not
live before cutting into it? They fire a damn great steel cold chisel through
it that's how!



Saw then doing just that a few weeks ago.. bloke had a box of what
looked like revolver bullets and indeed they do fire the chisel through
the cable and if it goes bang in a big way .. then they know it was live
or might still be;!.

Seems its a tried and tested method!....

Whatever happened to neon screwdrivers.......?

On an 11KV line? - some screwdriver :-)

--

Regards

Dave Saville

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In message , Dave
Saville wrote


Whatever happened to neon screwdrivers.......?

On an 11KV line? - some screwdriver :-)



http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/sparky.htm

or the last item on
http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/makendo.htm

--
Alan
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